app marketplace

Wandoujia, one of China’s largest mobile app distribution platforms with 300 million users, announced today that it has raised $120 million in funding led by SoftBank Corp. Other investors participating in this round include existing Wandoujia investors DCM and Innovation Works Development Fund (IWDF). In a statement, Wandoujia CEO Junyu Wang said that the funding will be used… Read More

BitNami has added a MongoDB stack for developers to build web apps on the popular NoSQL database. The stack, available next week, allows developer to deploy and manage either on-premise, through Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Windows Azure.
The Y combinator alum’s new stack will come integrated with Node.js and available for free from the BitNami app store as a native installer or… Read More

China is the world’s largest smartphone market, but data about app downloads is difficult to get because Google Play is inaccessible there. The Chinese app ecosystem, which will be worth $1.2 billion this year according to one estimate, is very fragmented, with more than 200 app stores competing for consumers. As a result, it’s difficult for developers to gauge what makes an… Read More

Hate being refused service at other mobile app stores? Tired of making pennies? Not planning on making a turn-by-turn navigation app? Then the Microsoft App Marketplace is for you.
This cute commercial is pitching MS’ MobileThisDeveloper Race to Market challenge website. It pokes sly fun at the Apple App Store and involves cute little stick figures running around. What can you win with… Read More